Antonino "Nino" Pizzolato (born 20 August 1996) is an Italian weightlifter, Olympian, and three-time European Champion competing in the 85 kg category until 2018 and the 81 kg and 89 kg categories starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the weight classes.
Career In 2019 Pizzolato competed at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships in the 81 kg category, winning the gold medal in the Clean & Jerk and total. Later, in 2019 he competed at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, finishing in sixth place with a 358 kg total in the 81 kg category.
He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Men's 81 kg, winning a bronze medal.
He won the gold medal in the men's 89 kg Snatch and Clean & Jerk events at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.
In August 2024, Pizzolato competed in the men's 89 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 384 kg in total and won his second Olympic bronze medal. Pizzolato originally failed all three attempts in Clean & Jerk but the jury overturned a unanimous no-lift decision by the referees on his final lift. Pizzolato made just four successful attempts to win two Olympic medals.
Personal life Pizzolato received a 10-month ban from competition for making threats and engaging in intimidation, bullying, and in some cases physical violence, as well as for showing pornographic videos to underage athletes at the national team training center.
In November 2024, Pizzolato went on trial for aggravated gang rape. He and his three friends raped a 27-year-old Finnish female tourist at a residence in Trapani, Italy, on 22 July 2022. On 6 July 2026, he was sentenced to five years and four months in prison.
Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 RankOlympic Games2021 Tokyo, Japan 81 kg 165 165 168 200 203 210 365 2024 Paris, France 89 kg 172 172 176 212 212 212 384 World Championships2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan 85 kg 145 150 152 25 190 195 195 22 342 24 2015 Houston, United States 85 kg 155 159 161 10 194 198 202 5 363 7 2017 Anaheim, United States 85 kg 155 159 162 195 195 196 4 358 2019 Pattaya, Thailand 81 kg 155 160 163 7 195 195 201 9 358 6 European Championships 2015 Tbilisi, Georgia 85 kg 151 155 155 7 191 196 196 6 346 6 2016 Førde, Norway 85 kg 157 161 161 6 197 202 202 354 42019Batumi, Georgia 81 kg 155 155 160 6 190 195 201 356 2021Moscow, Russia 81 kg 159 162 164 195 200 206 370 2022Tirana, Albania 89 kg 170 170 175 210 212 217 WR 392 WR World Junior Championships2014 Kazan, Russia 85 kg 141 145 149 4 185 185 190 334 2015 Wrocław, Poland 85 kg 150 153 154 190 193 193 347 2016 Tbilisi, Georgia 85 kg 153 156 159 193 195 201 360
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